Add a User or Group to a Document Library with Access to the Site Collection Web Part Gallery (Windows SharePoint Services 2.0)

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Add a user or group to a document library

  1. Go to the document library, and then, in the Actions list, click Modify settings and columns.

  2. On the Customize document_library_name page, in the General Settings section, click Change permissions for this document library.

  3. On the list toolbar, click Add Users.

  4. In the Step 1: Choose Users section, in the Users area, in the text box, type the e-mail address or domain name and account name for the user or group to whom you want to assign permissions.

  5. In the Step 2: Choose Permissions section, in the Permissions section, select a level of permissions for the user or group.

    Choose a level of permissions that contains at least the Edit Items permission. If you select Advanced Permissions, make sure that Add List Items, Edit List Items, and Delete List Items are selected.

  6. Click Next.

  7. In the Step 3: Confirm Users section, verify that the e-mail addresses, user names, and display names for the users are correct.

  8. To notify users of the permissions with an e-mail message, in the Step 4: Send E-Mail section, select the Send the following e-mail to let these users know they've been added check box and fill in the text you want to send.

  9. Click Finish.

  1. On the Site Settings page for the top-level Web site of a site collection, in the Administration section, click Go to Site Administration.

  2. In the Site Collection Galleries area, select Manage Web Part gallery.

  3. On the Web Part Gallery page, click Modify settings and columns.

  4. Click Change permissions for this gallery.

  5. On the Change Permissions page, click Add Users.

  6. In the Step 1: Choose Users section, in the Users area, in the text box, type the e-mail address or domain name and account name of the user or group to whom you gave permissions for the document library.

    Note

    If a user has permissions to a document library in a subsite that has unique permissions, add that user to a cross-site group, and then grant the cross-site group access to the site collection Web Part gallery. If a custom site group has permissions to a document library in a subsite that has unique permissions, then add each member of the custom site group to a cross-site group and give the cross-site group access to the site collection Web Part gallery.

  7. In the Step 2: Choose Permissions section, in the Permissions section, select the level of permissions for the user or group. If you select Advanced Permissions, make sure that View List Items is selected.

  8. Click Next.

  9. In the Step 3: Confirm Users section, verify that the e-mail addresses, user names, and display names for the users are correct.

  10. To notify the user or group of the permissions with an e-mail message, in the Step 4: Send E-Mail section, select the Send the following e-mail to let these users know they've been added check box and fill in the text you want to send.

  11. Click Finish.

Conclusion

By using the procedures in this section, you can ensure that document library users and members of custom site groups have the expected access to the site collection Web Part Gallery.

See Also

Concepts

Ensuring Access to the Site Collection Web Part Gallery (Windows SharePoint Services 2.0)
Site Collection Administrators and Site Collection Owners in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0